Have you thought of starting your own business? Our son was downsized from the job he had since graduating college (17 yrs), but the company gave him some equipment in his termination package and they encouraged him to go freelance. That was a year and a half ago, he still does contract work for his...

Becky, sorry to hear of your loss. I too am quite a bit older than your beloved uncle. We are all looking forward to our trip to St John in June and one of my two favorite gifts this year was a large framed antique style map of the Virgin Islands given to us by Son 2 and his wife. The other favorite...

Thanks everyone for all the info.

Betty-we will be looking forward to your report. Maybe you could notice for us whether there is a dingy for those who are not strong swimmers to use when going ashore?

Pia-we wondered how far in advance we need to book for 15-23 June?

Next September is our 50th wedding anniversary. It was my husband's idea to celebrate with a trip for the whole family to St John. We will be going in June, a party of 8-10, all adults except for 15 yr. old grandson. Our group wants to take a day tour to BVI, and we are considering the "Bad Kit...

You are so blessed. She is a treasure.

Possibly this has been discussed before on the forum and I have missed it. We are booked for Acqua Blu next summer. My husband's brother is an amputee and he does very well with his prosthesis. He is considering going with us to St John but will need a walker to use if he needs to get up at night or...

My husband was there for 3 weeks when Skylab was being launched, many years ago. There were problems deploying the solar collector panels, so they ended up staying 2 weeks longer than anticipated. They were in Capetown and the local people were very gracious and interested in the space program. They...

Even without family history of heart disease, you should check unusual pain. A few years ago my brother-in-law started having back pain early one morning. His wife decided to take him to her doctor 130 miles away. He drove the whole way himself and they were waiting for lab work when he fell out of ...

Vav, glad you posted that photo. I'll know not to patronize Foxy's if we go Jost next year.

I read in our local paper that William Campbell, chief of the criminal division of the attorney general's office in St. Croix announced that William Clark will stand trial for 2nd degree murder in the death of Marcus Sukow. Sukow, a former resident of our town, was shot to death by Clark on Sept. 10...

In words borrowed from my hometown (St Louis) local hero, Yogi Berra, "Half the lies they tell about Sox aren't true".

Beautiful photos!

That last one is so serene. Sox had some wonderful underwater shots too.

Hi Sox! Have a lime and coconut for me!

Nic,
We lived on Oahu for 3 years many years ago and the last time we were back was 1991 so most of what I could tell you about would be out of date. Except, if you want to see a live volcano and black sand beaches, you must go to the Big Island of Hawaii. There are some lovely hotels there too.

We are planning a trip to St John in June 2011 for our 50th anniversary. We are hoping to take our own live music with us. Our nephew is a professional classical pianist, so the thought of sitting on the verandah at Acqua Blu with Brian playing the grand piano-well, it doesn't get much better than t...